Pre-reading questions:
- When do people get married in your country?
- Why do you think people marry?
Vocabulary:
- board member /bawrd MEM-ber/
- organization /awr-guh-nuh-ZEY-shuhn/
- global /GLOH-buhl/
- welfare /WEL-fair/
- shrine /shrahyn/
[noun] a member of the board of directors
Mr. Hawkins resigned as a board member last month.
[noun] an official group of people who work together for the same purpose
The article was about the international aid organizations.
[adjective] relating to the whole world
In this article, we will describe a few of the global trends.
[noun] physical and mental health and happiness of a person
The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child.
[noun] a place of worship
Islam’s most sacred shrine is in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Princess Ayako is set to marry Kei Moriya on October 29, 2018. Kei Moriya is a board member of a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). He supports children in developing countries. Kei Moriya and Princess Ayako met through her mother, Princess Hisako. She introduced them because she was hoping that Princess Ayako would be interested in global welfare activities. Princess Ayako will marry Kei Moriya at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo.
True or False:
- Princess Ayako is set to marry Kai Moriya.
- Kei Moriya supports children in developing countries.
- Princess Ayako will get married at Meiji Jingu Shrine.
- Meiji Jingu Shrine is in Osaka.
- Princess Hisako’s mother introduced Princess Ayako and Kei Moriya.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| board member | organization | global | welfare | shrine |
- He is a ______________ of a non-profit organization.
- English is becoming a ______________ language.
- She donates to organizations concerned about animal ______________.
- There are many Shinto ______________ in Kyoto.
- She is a leader of an international ______________.